Chris Eubank Jr taken to hospital after gruelling | Boxing News

Chris Eubank Jr has been taken to hospital as a precautionary measure after his win over Conor Benn. A gruelling 12-round battle went the way in which of Eubank Jr with all three judges scoring it a 116-112 victory within the 35-year-old’s favour on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

The British middleweight was then suggested by the British Boxing Board of Control physician to go to get checked over and he left the stadium in an ambulance. Such actions are commonplace for boxers who’ve gone the space in powerful fights as a precaution. Eubank Jr wore a cut over his proper eye after a conflict of heads and appeared exhausted in the direction of the battle’s conclusion after dropping down to make the 11st 6lb middleweight restrict.

Speaking after his win, Eubank Jr stated: “First of all, thank the one above. I knew I was capable of that. I just needed someone to bring that out of me. I’m not going to lie, I didn’t expect he’d be the guy to do that. The fact our fathers did what they did all those years ago, it brings out a different soul, a different spirit into you.

“That’s what we each confirmed right here tonight.”I pushed through. There’s a lot of things that have been going on in my life that I’m not going to get into right now. I’m happy to have this man back with me. We’ve upheld the family name like we said we were going to do. Onwards and upwards.”

Eubank Sr was current to witness the battle regardless of beforehand requesting for it to be known as off and calling his son a “disgrace” for slapping Benn with an egg at a press convention. The 58-year-old turned up unexpectedly alongside his son and later insisted within the ring: “I was always going to be here.”

Asked about having his dad current, Chris Jr stated: “It was a big lift. It was one of those things that was special. It was special. He needed to be here. All of this was because of what he did. And we did it again baby.”

On his opponent Benn, Eubank Jr admitted: “Everything surprised me. I didn’t know he had what he had in him. I really didn’t. I thought I’d break him early. I underestimated him. I didn’t train for a fight like that. I didn’t know he had that in him. He’s never shown that but then again he’s never had to show it. He had to show it tonight. So did I.”

While the defeated Benn reacted: “Maybe fourteen months out of the ring played a factor. That’d be the only thing – inactivity. Apart from that, I felt like it was a close fight. I’m not going to go, ‘Yeah I think I won it.’ and all that, I’ve got to watch it back. I know it was close.

“I stayed on the ropes possibly a bit too long. He labored more durable in the direction of the top. But I’ll have to watch it back. But I loved it and a huge thanks to all my supporters who got here out. Some homecoming. We all the time knew Chris is a good fighter. All the combating discuss is combating discuss.

“He’s a good fighter. I believe I can fight at 160lbs. If we don’t do the rematch, which I’d love to avenge that loss, I’ll drop down to welterweight and win the WBC world title. It’s either Mario Barrios or the rematch with Eubank. Whichever happens next I’ll be content with.”